or Vanished Races. The book by E.A. Allen was published in Cincinnati by Central Publishing, 1885 and included chapters by noted archaeologists and paleontologists of the day, such as C.C. Abbott, F.W. Putnam, A.F. Bandelier, A. Winchell, Cyrus Thomas, and C. Rau. This sample has an embossed leather cover with gilt, and attached to front pastedown is a spine of an alternative binding in polished calf. Pastedown is marbled, ffep and rfep are printed (different designs). Inside rear board are two more alternative bindings, one with "gold" cloth with Mayan stelae and hieroglyphs, the other more formal dark leather with gilt and 5 spine bands. The text block has contents and illustration frontmatter, plus random pages from the text. These include rock shelters and cave art from "early man" sites in Europe, megaliths, bronze axes, and an early "lake village" in Switzerland. There is much more from North America, including the beginning of the Mound Builders chapter, an Adena mound in circular earthwork, a mound profile, the classic lithograph of Grave Creek Mound and Monks' Mound at Cahokia, Upper Mississippi effigy mounds, and Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio (with MacLean's configuration - slightly different than usually rendered). also included are the Squire and Davis maps of High Bank Works and Fort Ancient, and a ground view of Observatory Mound at Newark. The Southwest is represented by a reconstruction of Pueblo Bonito, Powell's rendering of Wolpi, three cliff dwellings and Casa Grandes. Pages from Chapter 13 illustrate Central American wonders - Cholula, Mitla, Copan, Uxmal, Chichen-Itza - plus Maya numbering and examples of glyphs. The pages from Chapter 16 deal with Peru, illustrating more artifacts than the previous chapter samples, but also including many walls and buildings. The end has design prices: Old Gold Cloth, Marble Edges, Gold and Black stamp...$3.50 / Half Morocco, Marble Edges, Gold side and Back...$4.50 / Library Binding, Marble Edges, Gold Letters on Extra Leather for Back $4.75 / Full Morocco, Gilt Edges, Antique Stamp, Gold Side and Back...$5.75. 10 leaves of lined paper and 10 pages of printed testimonials follow. In this sample, the first page is taken up with manuscript testimonials as to the value of the volume by S.W. Edminston, J.S. Martin, and Thos. Cundy. Third page has seven subscriptions. Condition: There has been water damage to boards with warping, front worse than rear, minor water spots on page edges. Minor toning of pages. Page edges may have been gilt at one time, a few traces remain.
or Vanished Races. The book by E.A. Allen was published in Cincinnati by Central Publishing, 1885 and included chapters by noted archaeologists and paleontologists of the day, such as C.C. Abbott, F.W. Putnam, A.F. Bandelier, A. Winchell, Cyrus Thomas, and C. Rau. This sample has an embossed leather cover with gilt, and attached to front pastedown is a spine of an alternative binding in polished calf. Pastedown is marbled, ffep and rfep are printed (different designs). Inside rear board are two more alternative bindings, one with "gold" cloth with Mayan stelae and hieroglyphs, the other more formal dark leather with gilt and 5 spine bands. The text block has contents and illustration frontmatter, plus random pages from the text. These include rock shelters and cave art from "early man" sites in Europe, megaliths, bronze axes, and an early "lake village" in Switzerland. There is much more from North America, including the beginning of the Mound Builders chapter, an Adena mound in circular earthwork, a mound profile, the classic lithograph of Grave Creek Mound and Monks' Mound at Cahokia, Upper Mississippi effigy mounds, and Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio (with MacLean's configuration - slightly different than usually rendered). also included are the Squire and Davis maps of High Bank Works and Fort Ancient, and a ground view of Observatory Mound at Newark. The Southwest is represented by a reconstruction of Pueblo Bonito, Powell's rendering of Wolpi, three cliff dwellings and Casa Grandes. Pages from Chapter 13 illustrate Central American wonders - Cholula, Mitla, Copan, Uxmal, Chichen-Itza - plus Maya numbering and examples of glyphs. The pages from Chapter 16 deal with Peru, illustrating more artifacts than the previous chapter samples, but also including many walls and buildings. The end has design prices: Old Gold Cloth, Marble Edges, Gold and Black stamp...$3.50 / Half Morocco, Marble Edges, Gold side and Back...$4.50 / Library Binding, Marble Edges, Gold Letters on Extra Leather for Back $4.75 / Full Morocco, Gilt Edges, Antique Stamp, Gold Side and Back...$5.75. 10 leaves of lined paper and 10 pages of printed testimonials follow. In this sample, the first page is taken up with manuscript testimonials as to the value of the volume by S.W. Edminston, J.S. Martin, and Thos. Cundy. Third page has seven subscriptions. Condition: There has been water damage to boards with warping, front worse than rear, minor water spots on page edges. Minor toning of pages. Page edges may have been gilt at one time, a few traces remain.
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